Flight review: Kenya Airways
— March 31, 2017Flight review: Kenya Airways B787-8 Premier World
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Dial M for moreish
— March 9, 2017Her beloved M at the Fringe closed in 2009, but the restaurateur behind successful Shanghai and Beijing venues says she has been frustrated by bureaucracy as she tries to return to where it all began
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Room On Board
— March 8, 2017Annual Community Business report marking International Women’s Day highlights slow progress in rectifying gender imbalance on boards, and founder Shalini Mahtani says companies should call time on the old boys’ network
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The Ringmaster
— March 5, 2017Born in northern Germany, the horse lover who spent his early life travelling around the world before finally settling down in Canada, reveals why he changed his name from Peter to Pedro and why he likes to dress up in quirky outfits
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Thunder and thrills
— March 1, 2017A trip to Victoria Falls provides excitement and inspirational views in abundance, writes Kate Whitehead
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